Matthew Whitaker Quotes

The greatest asset, even in this country, is not oil and gas. It's integrity. Everyone is searching for it, asking, 'Who can I do business with that I can trust?'

I'm just in an unfortunate business where if you ask me a question I have to answer it honestly and if I don't answer it truthfully then I'm not respected.

Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.

What we've gone through in the last several years has caused some people to question 'Can we trust Microsoft?'

The more moral the people are in their business dealings, the less paperwork you need, the more handshakes you can have, the more the wheels of capitalism work better because there's trust in the marketplace. Business ethics is not a joke. And, in fact, I think most businesses that I've dealt with encourage exactly that type of behavior.

To be powerful in South America, you have to be transparent and you have to have a very clean reputation. Transparency for me today is a magic word in South America. Power comes from transparency and a track record of execution.

I'm less concerned about whether being a good corporate citizen burnishes a company's reputation. That's just an added benefit. I believe it's a responsibility, and there is no negotiating on responsibilities.

To be in this business and have tremendous integrity and only make distinguished choices is very tough.

In the final analysis, finding a way to do clean business and not to pay bribes actually improves your bottom line.

Business rests squarely on the law of service. It has for its main reliance truth and faith and justice …. It is one of the greatest contributing forces to the moral and spiritual enhancement of the race.

If I hadn't been fair, I would never have made the $6 billion in real estate deals that I did. I mean, if you're not fair, people don't want to deal with you.

All you have in business is your reputation - so it's very important that you keep your word.

We follow highest level of corporate governance, which is in line with a global company like ours.

We believe responsible business can be profitable business

In business, everything starts with integrity. Otherwise it falls apart, though it does take time to find out who has integrity.

You only have one thing in business, and that is your reputation

Your brand name is only as good as your reputation

If you’re a responsible business, you don’t let things like that happen in your business that have an impact on the country.

If I were worried about my reputation, I wouldn't do anything with start-ups

Though negotiations are a rough game, you should never allow them to become a dirty game. Once you've agreed to a deal, don't back out of it unless the other party fails to deliver as promised. Your handshake is your bond. As far as I'm concerned, a handshake is worth more than a signed contract. As an entrepreneur, a reputation for integrity is your most valuable commodity. If you try to put something over on someone, it will come back to haunt you.

Crossroads, what a disaster. Hundreds of millions of dollars wasted and no one is held responsible....people ought to be asking, 'What are you in business for?'

I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business.

Business really has to work its way back. It has to re-earn the trust of its broad sets of constituents.

I have always believed that business should be a force for good.

Reputation is a hall-mark: it can remove doubt from pure silver, and it can also make the plated article pass for pure.